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A campaign for recognition of school mobilityWed, 12 Sep 2018 08:27:23 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.11112089007https://recognisestudyabroad.eu/the-european-commission-calls-for-recognition-of-school-diplomas-and-school-periods-abroad/
Thu, 16 Nov 2017 08:17:53 +0000http://recognisestudyabroad.eu/?p=494The European Commission calls for recognition of school diplomas and school periods abroad!

The European Commission is proposing to put in place a “European Educational Area” by 2025, to harness the full potential of education and culture in Europe. Recognition of school diplomas/study periods abroad are in the agenda!

One of these policy suggestions proposes to work on a Council Recommendation on the mutual recognition of higher education and school leaving diplomas/study periods abroad. In its additional document “Mutual recognition of diplomas“, the Commission indicates May 2018 as the time point to publish the proposal for a Council Recommendation.

We fully supports the European Commission’s vision of a European Education Area and we welcome in particular the above-mentioned policy suggestion.

Via our campaign #RecogniseStudyAbroad, we have raised awareness of the fact that in many Member States school-students need to attend additional year(s) of school, once back in their home country. We believe that a Council Recommendation could represent an important instrument to address this issue, but only if the Recommendation covers also the recognition of study periods abroad that do not result in school diplomas. Many pupils are mobile during school years that do not foresee the attainment of a qualification, and they should not be penalised for that. Moreover, we call for a system based on the principle of mutual recognition within the “European Educational Area” rather than on a complicated credits’ system, like in the Bologna process.

We look forward to the promising next steps towards a “European Educational Area”, where recognition of mobility of all learners is a reality.

Eva Paunova, Member of the European Parliament: “It is time to adapt our new educational methods to the current realities, to the rapid and constant changes in our economies and societies. Studying abroad from a young age is an important component of the development of such practical and life skills, and this goes beyond building language capabilities. There is no reason why this process has to start only in the university years – in fact, the sooner the better. I stand firmly for the recognition of the school period spent abroad, enhancing the mobility of school students and supporting the inclusion of diversity within the school system”.

Wout Van Caimere, Coordinator of the Youth Intergroup, European Parliament: “The Erasmus babies should be able to go on Erasmus from the age of 12”.

Inga Menke, Partner Development Coordinator at EFIL: “I have had the opportunity to benefit from an intercultural learning mobility when I was 16. It has changed my life! I wish every young person would have such an opportunity. By recognising school periods abroad these opportunities become more accessable and at the same time contribute to a more tolerant society”.

Sarah Kirchner, National Director at YFU Austria: “My own exchange-year changed my life for the better in so many ways! It was not recognized then and I’d still do it again and again and again since it’s a once-in-a-lifetime-chance. Recognition would help give this experience to so many more young people and thus build a better future with more understanding of cultural differences, which is sorely needed in these times! Help us make this world a better place and let the exchange-experience be recognized!”.

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Tue, 17 May 2016 14:26:42 +0000http://recognisestudyabroad.eu/?p=1The highly positive impact of learning mobility on youth has been proven, recognised and supported via concrete measures and programmes that demonstrate Europe’s willingness to place learning mobility high on the educational and youth agendas.

Despite this, mobility of school students is hindered in practice by a poorly enabling legal framework. The school period spent abroad is not recognised in many European countries; this means that often students need to attend an additional year of school, once back in their home country.

EEE-YFU and EFIL are launching the campaign for the recognition of the study period abroad. Partners are EPA, EUROCLIO, KeyCoNet and OBESSU. The campaign was launched on 11th April on the occasion of the European Policy Networks Conference, in Brussels. The objective of the campaign #RecogniseStudyAbroad is to raise awareness among policy-makers and educational stakeholders about the lack of recognition of long-term pupil exchanges.